Climb – Tales Of Man Versus Boulder, Crag, Wall And Peak

From straightforward narratives of ascents to meticulous self-examination to
spiritual reveries, climbing prompts men and women to pour forth essays,
articles, and books that are unlike any other field of literature. In Climb,
editors Kerry L. Burns and Cameron M. Burns showcase the amazingly vast
spectrum that rock and mountain climbing literature offers, including fresh,
new tales of adventure.

From Francesco Petrarch’s 1336 ascent of Mount Ventoux to the early European
ascents of the Victorian Age, from Pat Ament’s descent into the Black Canyon
of the Gunnision with Layton Kor, to Josh Lowell’s adventures bouldering in
Harlem, Climb looks back across the broad field of mountain-related adventures
and brings together some of the finest and most poignant stories ever written
about rock climbing, mountain ascents, and bouldering.